Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-07-02
DAMON AND PYTHIAS.
RUSSELL SAGE AND JAY GOULD IN THEIR
GREAT ACT.
Sage Says Gould Saved Cyrus Field From
Ruin and Wall Street and the Country From
Disastrous Panic and Gets Worse Than
No Thanks A. ALI.

NEW YORK, July Jay Gould an,
Russell Sage are indignant.
They have grievance.
They think that Cyrus W. Field is no
treating them right.
Russell Sage voices the indignation ant
submits the grievance in this way:
"Mr. Gould is noble-hearted, generous
man. Mind you, don't say a word fol
myself; I'll leave my own praises to some
body else. Mr.. Gould saved Mr.. Field
from teetOtal ruin, and in his broad
minded, open-hearted way, he put himself
III the breach and saved Wall street and
the whole country from an overwhelming
panic. 1t was brave and great thing that
he did, and a mighty generous thing too,
There INIT another man in the world who
would have done it; there wasn't another
any other man that could do it. But what
does he get as n reward for his good works?
Why the newspapers pitch into him,
WALL STREET ,REvILEs HIM.
and be gains no credit anywhere.
And Cyrus field, what does he do? Why
he sits stupidity by and doesn't even raise
his voice to defend the generous man who
rushed to his rescue, He is ungrateful. |
tell you there is cause Tor indignation.
MIR. Gould is being treated shabbily all
around. Cyrus Field, if he had one single
iota of gratitude in him, would issue q
plain statement and tell the public all
about his Manhattan transaction; instead
OF licensing abuse by silence he would be
man enough TO come out and put an end
to it by publicly admitting that Mr.. Gould
has put him under everlasting obligations.
do the newspapers never realize"
went on Deacon Sage, that they are doing
great damage to the public's best interests
by pitching into Mr.. Gould? The man is
doing good all the time, but if he is to have
only abuse for his rewaId, why the result
might be that he will
GROW ALMOST HARD.HEARTED.
"The best Of u.s." added Deacon Sage,
with some fervor, Just the same as if he
had personal interest in the matter, 'the
best of Us will 60 on giving things away
when all the thanks that the public offers
is kick"
Still unkind and cynical Wall street, in
the very face of this eloquent protest, will
90 right on, probably, in the cruel and
way that threatens to make Mr..
Jay Gould almost hard.hearted. A very
reckless community is that of Wall street.
Said Jay Gould to Russell Sage two
months ago; Cyrus is growing old. He
Shows his age good deal tell you I've
got lots of pity for him." When the
pity" crystallized it relieved Mr.. Field of
several millions of dollars. In an inter
view published to-day, Mr.. Field says that
in few days he will make statement of
bis connection with the late Manhattan
deal over his own name.
ACHIP OF THE OLD BLOCK.
"Why, 'he has made about 500, 900 in
the last week" " said member of the CON-
Stock and Petroleum Exchange |
Yesterday afternoon, referring TO Jay |
Gould's younger son Eddie" who stood |
1t the rail.
"Speculating? Well, should say so.
iou ought to have seen him give out Or
1ers to sell Western Union at the opening
his morning. He must have sold several
thousand short, of course The
tock has fallen more than 81 share, but
don't know whether he has covered"
rs he member OF your Boar1?"
mo, / believe he wanted to buy a seat,
'ut they would not let him in, as he is
lot yet twenty-one years old. When he
eft college the other day, he came right
lown here and began speculating, and he's
,een very successful"
Gets points from his father?'
81 don't know about that, but they say
le sold raft of stocks last Thursday, the
lay before the crash in Manhattan and the
'anic in prices, you know. Eddie's profits
n that day must have been very large.
les down every morning and sticks right
business. He plays the game for all it's
gorth."
The operations Of the young man are the
ak of the street Naturally his specula-
ions and his profits are exaggerated in the
opular gossip, so that in cafes and around
rOkers' tickers one hears it alleged that
e has made half a million. As a plain
natter of fact, however, he is "cutting a
ig swath' for such modest field as the
Consolidated Exchange, and has made
honey.
IACKAY on THE RUMORED TELEGRAPH
DEAL.
II was rumored in Wall street that Mr.
Ohm W. Mackay and Mr.. Jay Gould were
l conference at the Western Union Build
lg yesterday, presumably in regard TO
.legraph matters.
Mr.. Mackay, who was found at the :
ank OF Nevada in Wall street, said he
new nothing Of any conference There ,
not word Of truth in the story" he
ided. ut is simply on par with many
hers connecting my name with Mr.. /
ould 's.that have been floating about. II
ould take all my time to deny yarns {
hich have been started about me " r
Are you negotiating with Mr. Gould or
lyone representing his interests, with a i
ew to cable or telegraphic consolidation,
II. Mackay?" \
No, sir. l tell you there's nothing in 3
al,